JEFFREY SACHS
An American economist and Director of the Earth Institute. Sachs also teaches sustainable development and health policy and management at Columbia University. His work focuses on economic development, poverty, globalization and global warming. Sachs was known for being an adviser to the governments of many developing countries. Time magazine named this economist as one of the most influential leaders in the world.
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